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Walk Ride GM is horrified by the news of a hate crime against Klaudia Mitura on the Ashton Canal. There is no excuse for violence, including this example of male violence against women. Incidents like this are made more likely by a widespread press and media bias against cyclists. Language inciting hate and violence towards […]
Currently, many of Greater Manchester’s designated walking, wheeling and cycling routes are off-road, through parks or diverted along dark, quiet streets with limited passive surveillance. These routes are often indirect, causing inconvenience for people making sustainable travel choices, increasing the distance and time to get from A to B, compared to using a direct route. […]
Here at Walk Ride GM, we’re big fans of e-scooters and their potentially game-changing benefits for our region’s towns and cities. For the last five years, Lime have been operating their e-scooter hire scheme in Salford. Comprehensive studies show us evidence that this has been a great success. Results from the University of Salford’s surveys, […]
This week, the region’s active transport community came together in Levenshulme to celebrate an impactful year of making Greater Manchester a safer city for all to travel. Despite the dark winter night, it was standing room only at Station South as nominees and activists came together to reflect on all the progress made through 2024 […]
Evaluating ways to promote active travel for ‘last mile’ journeys across Greater Manchester Guest blog by Thomas van Laake, Postgraduate Researcher at the University of Manchester Introduction The terms ‘micromobility’ and ‘bike sharing’ are generally used to refer to the provision of bikes and scooters for hire in public space. As fleets of e-scooters and […]
It’s election season once again, and this time we are looking at the choices of candidates standing for election as MP in the Greater Manchester region on 4 July. Walk Ride GM groups have prepared the following questions and sent them to all candidates across Greater Manchester. We will add their replies to this page […]
It’s election season in Stockport, and with all seats up for grabs it’s a crucial moment for the future of the borough. Stockport’s Walk Ride groups have prepared the following questions and sent them to all candidates. We will add their replies to this page as they arrive.
Welcome to our latest round-up of selected activities and neighbourhood successes achieved by our local Walk Ride group volunteers. Walk Ride Blackley Walk into the Weekend Friday 10 March was the very first ‘Walk into the Weekend’. Initiated by the Walk Ride Blackley team, the idea is to walk as a group from local schools […]
Walk Ride Blackley has been very active lately in pursuit of healthier, safer, better neighbourhoods to live in. Blackley Forest Steps After successful campaigning, new steps have been unveiled at Blackley Forest. Previously unstable and unsafe (see below), the steps are now fortified with brand new nosing to make sure they’re accessible for more of […]
Words by Jack Hunter (Walk Ride Whalley Range) Last week, Walk Ride Whalley Range supported two local primary schools to organise a school street for Clean Air Day. With permission from Manchester City Council (MCC), streets around each school were closed to traffic for drop-off and pick-up times (with exceptions made for residents, deliveries and […]